I fully agree that global warming and sea level rise will a big issue in relation to deltas and as also indicated in the reading that in several deltas population could be greatly impacted e.g. in Mekong delta with extreme vulnerability for populations to sea level rise

Dear Ratihwidyaningsih – I understand that there is a lot of pressures on the Jakarta area and as I understand besides the aspects you mention a very pressing issue is land subsidence mainly caused by groundwater extraction to provide drinking water to the big population? It would require an integrated approach to manage as no sector by itself can…[Read more]

Dear rampmony – As I see this it looks like Atchafalaya River is one of the rivers most rich in sediment that allows this part of the delta to grow whereas several other parts of the delta are low in sediment so limited or no groth occur